bad luck

idiom

—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed

"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"

Examples of bad luck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hotel is 16 floors, but has skipped the 13th as that is considered bad luck for patrons trying their luck on the casino floor. —Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025

Spencer and Alex finally reunite, but more bad luck turns their reunion bittersweet. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025

This is partly because organizations often fall prey to James Meindl’s ‘The Romance of Leadership’ theory, which argues that people over-attribute organizational success to the actions of individual leaders (and failure is the result of chance, bad luck, and magic). —Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

Due to a combination of bad luck and injuries, Semmel would not pitch again until the 2022 season. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for bad luck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck